Question: What makes pork transform into ham?

December 5, 2010

Answers

Chris Paulk's picture

Pork is the fresh meat you get from a pig. Ham is pork which has been preserved with salt, sugar or a salt solution (brine) and then cooked, smoked, boiled or roasted.

The Accidental Martha's picture

Ham is the cut of meat from the pig that comes from the leg. "Picnic" ham is from the front leg and "Rump" ham is from the back leg.